Trading With Cody

Diversifying your puts and an important reality check for an emailer

Cody Willard — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:57:58 +0000

Two answers to two subscriber questions: Cody, I have APOL May 50 puts @ 4.45, down 54% now. Is it better to double down on these or buy another strike of ITM May puts? Thanks, love the service. The short answer to your question (pun intended, get it? “Short” answer to a question about one [...]

Trade Alert: Nasdaq 3K Magnet and Buying some APOL puts

Cody Willard — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:42:29 +0000

Boy that Nasdaq wants to get to 3k, doesn’t it? It’s just 1% away, and it’s just an arbitrary number, but it sure seems like a magnet for now. Trying to game the next 1% move in an index full of thousands of stocks isn’t a good idea though, so let’s not try. This morning, [...]

Apollo Group looks ready to crack and lots of must-reads for today

Cody Willard — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:50:49 +0000

Did you breathlessly hop out of your bed this morning to check on the latest developments from Greece and the Euro-crisis? No? Me neither. I’m not looking to force anything here, but I am considering adding to my Apollo Group put position. Will let you guys know any details if and when I pull the trigger. [...]

Chat Transcript for Feb 22, 2012: Options, takeovers, oil and much more

Cody Willard — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:49:21 +0000

Here’s the transcript of today’s chat. See you next week at 2pm EST at http://tradingwithcody.com/chat for more Q&A where you can ask me anything. Q. How often are you planning to change the rating system? daily? weekly? on an event by event basis? (I am thinking of Thai flood again and how would you change [...]

Trade like a calf roper (and taking profits on the Dell trade)

Cody Willard — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:13:28 +0000

Good morning and welcome back to the rodeo, where you have to hang on for more than 8 seconds. The markets are down a little bit to start the day. Let’s see what the mainstream media is blaming it on today: Stocks Fall on Global Manufacturing Data Ah, that ol “Global Manufacturing Data” daily catalyst. [...]

Avoid the “easy money, no risk” pitches; And a brand new earnings trading idea

Cody Willard — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:01:25 +0000

A good friend and business associate I know and admire sent me this email last night. And, as I get a lot of questions from you guys about random “incredible investment opportunities” and “easy money trades” that are very similar in theme to this, I thought I’d write up a full column that tackles these [...]

Making some moves with my MSFT position

Cody Willard — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:31:28 +0000

If you’re reading a paper, or watching TV or seeing the tweets roll in, you’ve no doubt heard the big news this morning: Rihanna recorded a song with her ex-boyfriend. Also, the European Union has some kind of agreement on Greece. Both are equally ephemera-licious. They don’t mean much at all, they aren’t significant inflection [...]

appleconomics.com and full analysis on Apple’s current set up for traders and investors

Cody Willard — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:15:22 +0000

As I’d noted last week, I’m going to be giving a speech at the “Apple Investor Summit” in LA in mid March. You can go here for more details. I’ve also recently built appleconomics.com (tagline: Everything you need to know about Apple and its impact on your world) as a new addition to my network [...]

Trade like NPH: Latest positions (with a new ratings system)

Cody Willard — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:56:47 +0000

You mock my pain. – Buttercup Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something. — Man in Black Well, the UNM Alumni Board meetings on Friday turned out to be rather intense (fun too) and I’m now back from ABQ and hitting the pavement full speed today. It’s S’s over N’s this [...]

Apple and the markets disconnect. Or do they?

Cody Willard — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:54:44 +0000

Two days out from that “wild Apple reversal” that seemingly freaked out everybody and their dog as the markets reversed and sold off hard on Wednesday…well, nobody hardly remembers it. That said, you do realize that Apple has rallied 10% and fallen 7% and then rallied back 3%…in the last 11 trading hours. Crazy, and [...]